What is Simulation?

Simulation is a technique for practice and learning that can be applied to many different disciplines and types of trainees. It is a technique (not a technology) to replace and amplify real experiences with guided ones, often 'immersive' in nature, that evoke or replicate substantial aspects of the real world in a fully interactive fashion. "Immersive" here implies that participants are immersed in a task or setting as if it were the real world.

Simulation

•   Cost much lesser to set up as compared to the real life environment, e.g. Flight simulator
•   Provides a safer environment for experiencing the real thing, e.g. volcano
•   Can be paused and repeated whereas real life events cannot

Simulations Websites for Subject Learning

Co-Sci
The science simulation platform is developed with the basis of well-known simulation software EJS (Easy Java Simulations)...

Science Physics

PhET
Founded in 2002 by Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman, the PhET Interactive Simulations project at the University of Colorado Boulder creates free interactive math and science simulations...

Physics, Biology Chemistry, Earth Science, Maths

Maths, English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Art, Music, etc.

Interactive Sites for Education
All of the best K-5 online, interactive, educational games and simulations in one place...

Virtual Worlds

Virtual worlds are persistent three-dimensional massively multi-user social environment in which avatars are employed to represent residents (Peachey, Gillen, Livingstone, & Smith-Robbins, 2010; Ulicsak & Wright, 2010).